Recognised as Colour

#C5002E

#C5002E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C5002E is a red with RGB values 197, 0, 46 and HSL 346°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#C5002E

RGBrgb(197, 0, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0, 0.1804

RGB percentages77.3%, 0%, 18%

HSLhsl(346, 100%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346, 100%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 76.6%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,910,638

CSS custom property--colour: #C5002E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.15:1

Contrast with white6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#3AFFD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#50492Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B6F27no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D9001Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 7.1 Firebrick · ΔE 11.6 Brown · ΔE 17.9 Dark red · ΔE 21.8 Maroon · ΔE 24.8 Tomato · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 7.06, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00C597

Analogous#C50091, #C53500

Triadic#2EC500, #002EC5

Split complementary#00C535, #0091C5

Tetradic#90C500, #00C597, #3400C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF92AB

Lighter +30%#FF5F84

Lighter +20%#FF2C5D

Lighter +10%#F8003A

Darker −10%#920022

Darker −20%#5F0016

Darker −30%#2C000A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C5002E

Less saturated −25%#AC193B

Channel breakdown

R197

B46

Red197 (77.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue345.99°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G 00 · B 2E

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Colour values

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